Products using gold and silver nanoparticles and ions to absorb visible and uv light
AssigneeRise Nano Optics Ltd.
InventorsInas Saleh SAID, Nabil JADAON, Musa ABU-HILU
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AssigneeRise Nano Optics Ltd.
InventorsInas Saleh SAID, Nabil JADAON, Musa ABU-HILU
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A method of diffusing one or more of gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, gold ions, and silver ions, into a solid transparent material, causing it to absorb at least some wavelengths of visible light, UV light, or both, the method comprising: (a) providing a first volume of organic solvent with one or more of gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, gold ions and silver ions, blocked with one or more ligands, suspended in the organic solvent; (b) adding a quantity of the volume of organic solvent to a volume of water; (c) immersing the transparent material in the volume of water; and (d) heating the volume of water with the added organic solvent and the transparent material for a period of time, causing the one or more of gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, gold ions and silver ions to diffuse into the transparent material.
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A method of diffusing one or more of gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, gold ions, and silver ions, into a solid transparent material, causing it to absorb at least some wavelengths of visible light, UV light, or both, the method comprising:
A product comprising a transparent material with gold ions or silver ions or both, embedded in it, and with ligands attached to the ions which cause the material to absorb UV light.
A product comprising a transparent plastic with one or both of gold nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles, blocked with one or more ligands, embedded in the transparent plastic, absorbing visible light at one or more wavelengths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.